10 March 2012

Volvo Ocean Race: monster waves threaten Groupama [VIDEO]

Volvo Ocean Race: monster waves threaten Groupama
Telegraph.co.uk
By Telegraph staff Skipper Franck Cammas said at the start of theVolvo Ocean Race that victory in the China-New Zealand leg would be sweeter than any as his boat sought revenge of a kind for France's Rugby World Cup final narrow defeat by the All ...Telegraph.co.uk

Volvo Ocean Race crew - Puma's Mar Mostro tough it out
Sail World
Volvo Ocean Race, Day 19 of the second stage of Leg 4. Amory Ross, MCM for Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg, reports on the crew's progress: I don't know how I managed to fall asleep last night with all of the crashing – each wave sent me farther down ...Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama head for Leg 4 finish
Sail World
In this way Camper has moved up into second place as she approaches Cape Reinga and the New Zealanders are more than motivated to finish in one of the top spots in the 'Sailing Mecca'! The New Zealanders, like Groupama 4 before them, will have to put ...Sail World

Volvo Ocean Race: Iron rations in the carbon fibre prison
Sail World
After suffering a delayed start, and then doing the Tour de Taiwan as the fleet found the east was best in opening stanzas of Leg 4 of theVolvo Ocean Race, food is now running short as the Leg takes three or four days longer than expected.

1972: The unfinished sailing competition
Haaretz
Israel sent no sailors to the 1968 Olympics. The original favorite to go to the 1972 Munich Games was Zefania Carmel, who won the 1969 world title in the individual 420 non-Olympic sailing class in Sweden. After that feat, the fund for supporting ...

Sailing unites for Diamond Jubilee regatta
Isle of Wight County Press
SAILINGIW SAILING clubs have united to host a unique regatta, celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Between June 2 and 4, racing for IRC and ISCRS-rated boats, including the Sail the Wight race, will take place, as well as keelboat racing, ...

Texas pride, sailing ships, spring break on the agenda
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Columbus sails in: Relive the Columbus ships sailing onto our shores as replicas the Pinta and the Niña will open up for viewing to the public today. The ships will be docked at the Corpus Christi Municipal Marina, 400 A N. Shoreline Blvd., ...

SAILING: Navy hopes for 1st big win
Long Beach Press-Telegram
By Rich Roberts, Correspondent Mention college sailing and dinghies come to mind, but the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup/Cal Maritime Invitational Intercollegiate Regatta is the West Coast's exception. Ten teams from across the country will sail heavy ...

ALN Panel Addresses America's Cup, Other Summer Events
Patch.com
The Alliance for a Livable Newport hosted a panel discussion on the America's Cup races, Ocean State Tall Ships and other summer sailing events in Newport this year. By Cara Kenefick Newport City Manager and Chair of the Logistics Subcommittee of the ...

We are sailing
The Bolton News
THE Royal Yachting Association has awarded Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club a plaque as one of five finalists for the 2012 RYA Club of the Year. This is in recognition of the range of quality and safe activities the club provides at its Pennington Flash ...

Foreign teams make their marks at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week
Examiner.com
The five classes – Star, Viper 640, Audi Melges 20, Melges 24 and J/80 – competed in the Bacardi Miami Sailing Week. The Star fleet, competing for the 85th Bacardi Cup, based in Coconut Grove, had started racing on Monday but was sidelined for the last ...

Former Coloradan disappears during sailing trip in Mexico
9NEWS.com
They ended up sailing around Baja California and down to Manzanillo Bay in Mexico. From there, Pinkney decided to go on a short sailing trip alone late last month. He was headed to Zihautanejo, just about 150 miles down the coast.

Paralympian To Compete in Rhode Island Event
Patch.com
Sarah Everhart Skeels (Tiverton, RI) and wounded warrior Aqeel Shhaib (Urbana, Ill.) sailing in the SKUD-18, is free for editorial only with use of the event title “C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic &Regatta." Thornton Cohen As North America's ...

Alsogaray And Fontes Fight For South American Supremacy
International Sailing Federation
After four races the Argentinean Olympic hopeful has three race wins to his name and is five points clear of Bruno Fontes (BRA). Both sailors have been selected to sail at the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition and are pitting their wits against ...

Extreme Sailing Series 2012 Form Guide by ... - Sailing Times India
By Sailing Times India
In short the fight for the podium is likely to be the tightest we have ever seen in the Extreme SailingSeries. Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA) ranking 1st. In a classic case of always being always the bridesmaid and never the bride, ...
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Projects include the establishment of the Merlin Conservation Area, The Rondeau Yacht Club's Sailing for All in Chatham-Kent and stained glass window restoration at the Mary Webb Centre, among others. Another $95000 is going to 20 other ...
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